ICF Cancels 2013 Dragon Boat Club Crew World Championships
The ICF announces that a decision had to be made to cancel the 2013 ICF Dragonboat Club Crew World Championships due to unforeseen circumstances within Ukraine.
The ICF is hugely disappointed with the situation and had worked hard over several months to overcome these diffifulties and to organise a high level event. Unfortunately, it simply was not possible to guarantee the quality of the event .
Looking to the future the ICF has Dragonboat scheduled for Poznan, Poland in 2014 and Racice, Czech Republic in 2015. The organisers for the future World Championships are secure and the organisation of these events are progressing smoothly.
The ICF President, Jose Perurena commented:
"It's hugely disappointing for the ICF to cancel the Dragonboat Club Crew event this year in Kiev, Ukraine. We are fortunate that there is lots of interest in Dragonboat within the ICF family and that we have yearly World Championships already selected upto 2018. However, it is a pity for those athletes wanting to compete this year."